Continuing Mystery of Disappeared Uruguayans

Radio Havana Cuba, 15 October 2004

Montevideo, October 15 (RHC)—The never ending mystery of the
Uruguayans who disappeared during the 1973-1985 military dictatorship
is once again re-emerging in the national political panorama, a few
days before the October 31 general elections.

Representatives from several social groups, demanding investigations
over kidnappings and disappearances during the dictatorship, recently
sent a letter to presidential candidates calling for concrete
government actions to clear up the truth about disappeared politicians
and sanction the responsible.

Revealing the truth of one of the key periods in Uruguay's history
is indispensable. Taking into consideration the open, serious omission
of concrete information over this situation, searching remains,
clandestine cemeteries and tombs must be a priority, the document
added.

Nobody doubts any longer that Uruguay suffered a dictatorship that
illegally arrested and tortured many innocent persons who later
disappeared, a deputy from the leftist EP-FA (Progressive
Meeting-Broad front) coalition stated.

In 2003, ex general Oscar Pereira published a book in which he
recognized the crimes committed by the government at the time,
revealing what for a majority was an open secret.